Endocrine Abstracts

Congenital combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CCPHD) is a rare disease.Although most of them are growth hormone deficient, growth retardation is not always the presenting symptom\. There is no normative data in children younger than 3 years regarding dose and frequency with rhGH treatment. The objective was to evaluate the timing of growth retardation and the first and second year growth response to rhGH compared to the mathematical growth prediction...